Storytime from the International Space Station

On Wednesday 19 May 2021 the Junior School celebrated the Australian Library and Information Association’s (ALIA) National Simultaneous Storytime. Students got into the swing of it with impressive models, colouring, illustrations and poetry that highlighted our interest in Space, the Solar System and the world around us. In library, we took time to reflect on our world, recognising that this planet is the only one we have, and acknowledging our responsibility to look after the Earth.

At 11am, all students settled into their studios and watched as Dr Shannon Walker read to us from the International Space Station. It was such a treat to watch her as she read Give Me Some Space by Philip Bunting. We loved watching her hair floating as she read and how she floated away at the end of her reading. We had so many wonders after the reading. My favourite was from Year 2 who wondered how astronauts go to the toilet on the space station!

– Jody Gilroy
Junior School Teacher Librarian